Silica nanosprings coated with noble metal nanoparticles: Highly active SERS substrates

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 453-459

  Sai, V V R ^a   Gangadean, Devananda ^a,b   Niraula, Ishwar ^a   Jabal, Jamie M F ^a   Corti, Giancarlo ^a,c   McIlroy, D N ^a,c   Eric Aston, D ^a   Branen, Josh R ^a   Hrdlicka, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Maricopa Community College   (United States)

^c GoNano Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY; CORE-SHELL NANOSTRUCTURES; ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED SILICA; IN-SITU SYNTHESIZED; INTER-PARTICLE SPACING; NANOSPRINGS; NOBLE METAL NANOPARTICLES; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SENSOR APPLICATIONS; SERS ENHANCEMENT; SERS SUBSTRATE; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING; SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; THIOPHENOLS;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CHEMISORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; PRECIOUS METALS; RAMAN SCATTERING; SILICA; SILVER;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 78651438641     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp109586f     Document Type: Article

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